Roll of the dice

Singapore's embrace of casinos is literally a bet on the future of the city-state. Not everyone is happy about the move, but the odds are still out. Assistant Professor Eugene Tan, who has been closely following local gaming developments, thinks that the IRs are an advertisement that there is life after dark in Singapore, but concedes, ?The government believes that it can pioneer a new type of casino gaming ? one where it will reap the economic benefits but without the social ills.? [Note there is an editorial error in the quote being attributed to Marina Bay Sands' president and CEO Thomas Arasi.]